Ecclesiastes 8:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

No one has the power to keep their spirit from leaving or to stop their death. During war, no soldier has the freedom to go wherever he wants. In the same way evil does not allow anyone who does wrong to go free.

Cross References

Psalm 89:48

Is there anyone alive who will never die? Will anyone escape the grave? Selah

Job 14:5

The length of our life has been decided. You alone know how long that is. You have set the limits for us and nothing can change them.

Hebrews 9:27

Everyone must die once. Then they are judged.

Isaiah 28:15

You have said, “We have made an agreement with death. We have a contract with death. So we will not be punished. Punishment will pass us without hurting us. We will hide behind our tricks and lies.”

Ecclesiastes 3:21

Who knows what happens to a person’s spirit? Who knows if a human’s spirit goes up to God while an animal’s spirit goes down into the ground?”

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked will be defeated by their evil, but good people are protected by their honesty.

Psalm 9:17

The wicked will go to the place of death, as will all the nations that forget God.

2 Corinthians 13:4

It is true that Christ was weak when he was killed on the cross, but he lives now by God’s power. It is also true that we share his weakness, but in dealing with you, we will be alive in him by God’s power.

1 Corinthians 15:43

When the body is “planted,” it is without honor. But when it is raised, it will be great and glorious. When the body is “planted,” it is weak. But when it is raised, it will be full of power.

Isaiah 28:18

Your agreement with death will be erased. Your contract with Sheol will not help you. “Someone will come and punish you. He will make you like the dirt he walks on.

Job 34:14

If God decided to take away his spirit and the breath of life he gave us,

2 Samuel 14:14

We will all die some day. We will be like water that is spilled on the ground. No one can gather this water back from the ground. You know God forgives people. God made plans for people who are forced to run away for safety—God does not force them to run away from him!

2 Kings 7:15

The men went after the Aramean army as far as the Jordan River. All along the road there were clothes and weapons. The Arameans had thrown these things down when they hurried away. The messengers went back to Samaria and told the king.

Ecclesiastes 8:13

Evil people don’t respect God, so they will not get good things or live long lives. Their lives will not be like the shadows that become longer and longer as the sun goes down.

Proverbs 12:3

Evil people are never safe, but good people remain safe and secure.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

You never know when hard times will come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often trapped by some disaster that suddenly falls on them.

Isaiah 47:10

You do bad things but still feel safe. You say to yourself, ‘No one sees the wrong I do.’ You thought that your wisdom and knowledge would save you. You tell yourself, ‘I alone am important, and no one else matters.’